
Market Research Intern - summer 2026
Equitable,
Duration
Nine week program starting in early June 2026
The Position
Marketing plays a vital role in advancing Equitable’s business, brand, and mission: to help our clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives. Equitable’s marketing team is responsible for advertising & brand management, digital and multi-channel marketing, customer experience and strategy, experiential marketing, and marketing operations and technology, leveraging consumer insights. We are close partners and collaborators with our lines of business (retirement and protection solutions) implementing strategies and programs that advance our shared goals, as well as strategic leaders in cross-enterprise client and advisor engagement.
Responsibilities
- Accountability: Understanding the importance of taking personal responsibility; ability to take personal responsibility for assignments, decisions and results, and focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Knowledge of collaborative techniques and approaches; ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement and working together across functions to solve business problems and meet business goals.
- Data Gathering and Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques and processes; ability to gather and analyze data on the learning needs of a target population.
- Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Effective Presentations: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques; ability to present information to groups with the appropriate degree of formality.
- Market Research: Knowledge of market research; ability to collect, collate and analyze information about existing or potential markets and market needs.
- Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Storytelling: Knowledge of concepts and ability to plan, create and present business proposals, initiatives and ideas by storytelling actual business scenarios that are situation-specific, engaging, memorable and persuasive as compared to one-way, fact-based presentations.
Requirements
- MBA candidate or rising senior in a Bachelor’s degree program
- Knowledge of market research methodologies
- Working knowledge of statistical analytics software, such as Q software or SPSS
- Knowledge of survey programming, particularly Qualtrics
- Advanced in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to take direction and absorb information quickly in a fast-moving environment
- Self-starter with leadership and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage time and work effectively in a virtual work setting
- Ability to work during the full 9-week program
Company
At Equitable, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.
We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.
We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.
We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose.
